Carex Buchananii
Carex Buchananii, love it or hate it, I think its here to stay in our Aberdeen garden. Now, don’t blame me, I know it looks like food for the cattle! When Myra first insisted that she wanted this in our garden … Continue reading →
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Rose Adam Messerich
Adam Messerich a bourbon shrub Rose bred in Germany in 1920 by Peter Lambert. This Rose was planted in the main border of the back garden in late Winter, in a position where a Pittosporum had not survived the severe … Continue reading →
Oriental Lily Muscadet
What a beauty is the Oriental Lily Muscadet. How on earth does a plant so exotic in appearance thrive in our Aberdeen climate, its beyond me. Well anyway, sturdy stems which did not require staking, pure white blooms with … Continue reading →
Begonia Flamboyant
The story of Begonia Flamboyant started in 1902 with the introduction of a semi double flowering canary yellow Begonia named Royal Renaissance Helen Harmes. Followed in 1911 with RR Flamboyant, bright red with yellow centre, then finally in 1932 the … Continue reading →
Cherry Tree Cheals Weeping
The Prunus Kiku-shidare-zakura (Cheals weeping) has been in the patio area of our garden for close on twenty years. This small weeping cherry has only reached a height of seven feet in all this time, making it well and truly … Continue reading →